Acid Attack Perpetrator on Andrie Yunus with Initials BHC and BHW is the Same Person
Jakarta, Kompas.com - Police have revealed that one of the perpetrators in the acid attack on Andrie Yunus, BHC, who was mentioned in the Metro Jaya Regional Police press conference, is the same person as BHW previously cited in a TNI headquarters press conference.
“BHC and BHW are the same person, and from Metro Jaya Regional Police, there is also MAK,” said the Head of Public Relations of Metro Jaya Regional Police, Commissioner Pol Budi Hermanto, when contacted by Kompas.com on Thursday (19/3/2026).
Furthermore, Metro Jaya Regional Police plans to hand over the case involving BHC/BHW to the Military Police (POM).
This is because the perpetrator is a TNI member, so the legal process will continue through military courts.
Nevertheless, the handover has not yet been carried out as it is still awaiting the completion of administrative matters and the completeness of the investigation files.
“Regarding the handover, it has not been done yet; it will be coordinated further. Later (it will be handed over), because the courts are different,” said Budi.
Previously, the Commander of the Central Military Police (Danpuspom) of TNI Headquarters, Major General Yusri Nuryanto, revealed that the perpetrator with initials BHW was identified as a TNI member.
By the police, BHW was referred to as the first perpetrator or previously an unknown person (OTK) 1, who acted as the motorcycle driver during the acid attack.
In CCTV footage, BHW appears to have changed clothes. After carrying out the action, he pulled over on Jalan Diponegoro to wash his body, which is suspected to have been hit by acid. In the recording at this location, BHW is seen wearing only a red T-shirt.
“It is suspected that the liquid hit part of their bodies, so both of them tried to clean it with mineral water; this is visible in the CCTV video,” said the Director of General Criminal Investigation of Metro Jaya Regional Police, Commissioner Pol Iman Imanudin, during a press conference on Wednesday (18/3/2026).
Previously reported, Deputy Coordinator of KontraS Andrie Yunus was doused with acid by unknown persons (OTK) on Thursday night (12/3/2026).
Coordinator of the KontraS Working Body, Dimas Bagus Arya, said the incident occurred at 23:37 WIB when Andrie Yunus was riding a motorcycle on Jalan Salemba I-Talang, Senen, Central Jakarta.
While passing the location, two perpetrators riding a motorcycle suspected to be a Honda Beat from 2016 to 2021 approached the victim from the opposite direction on Jalan Talang (Talang Bridge).
The first perpetrator, acting as the driver, was wearing a white-blue combination T-shirt, dark trousers suspected to be jeans material, and a black helmet.
Meanwhile, the second perpetrator sitting at the back was wearing a face covering or mask resembling a black buff that covered half of his face, a dark blue T-shirt, and long blue trousers folded short, suspected to be jeans material.
One of the perpetrators then splashed acid towards the victim, hitting parts of the victim’s body.
Andrie suffered burns on his right and left hands, face, chest, and eyes.